Delegierter

[deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ]

/[deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Delegierter” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,469 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,469
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gewählter oder persönlich von einer dazu befähigten Instanz beauftragter Akteur, dem die Aufgabe der konkreten Aktion per Einzelvollmacht zukommt

Key facts for Delegierter
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelegierter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Delegierter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Delegierter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Delegierter is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,469 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gewählter oder persönlich von einer dazu befähigten Instanz beauftragter Akteur, dem die Aufgabe der konkreten Aktion per Einzelvollmacht zukommt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Delegierter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Delegierter, spelled D-E-L-E-G-I-E-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    gewählter oder persönlich von einer dazu befähigten Instanz beauftragter Akteur, dem die Aufgabe der konkreten Aktion per Einzelvollmacht zukommt

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Delegierter"?
"Delegierter" is spelled D-E-L-E-G-I-E-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ].
What does "Delegierter" mean?
As a noun, "Delegierter" means: gewählter oder persönlich von einer dazu befähigten Instanz beauftragter Akteur, dem die Aufgabe der konkreten Aktion per Einzelvollmacht zukommt
How do you pronounce "Delegierter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delegierter" is [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delegierter" come from?
"Delegierter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Delegierter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-L-E-G-I-E-R-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [deleˈɡiːɐ̯tɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list